Dolapo Akinkugbe aka D.A.P. was born in Lagos, Nigeria, went to high school in London and to college in Providence, Rhode Island. Classically trained in piano, he raps, sings, writes, composes, orchestrates, arranges and produces.

In 2015, following a competition sponsored by Converse, he recorded at famous Abbey Road Studios in London with Grammy award winning “Uptown Funk” producer Mark Ronson.

He has also teamed up with Shane Chubbz under the duo moniker The Contract for a project entitled Jam On Scones, released in 2014 at the Saatchi Gallery in London.